Monday, October 4, 2010

MaGiC and iMaGiNaTiOn

A school for young wizards.House ghosts.Love heals all.Parseltongue.Charms.Spells.House-elves.

Fairies.Falling stars.Kingdoms.Magical forest.

The in-between.Traveling.Catching Serial Killers.Telepathy.

We all have imaginations! As writers we just know how to use them! With fall officially here my imagination is flowing! J.K. Rowling has one of the best imaginations and after watching her interview on Oprah and the latest Harry Potter trailer I find myself hoping to find the same imagination within myself to make a world unlike any other!

My imagination is at its best when I'm asleep. I get a lot of inspiration from dreams. But if I'm awake, my imagination seems to be at its peak either when I'm completely busy or when I have nothing at all to do and can just daydream.

Also, my imagination tends to get chatty at inconvenient times like on walks, and when I'm in the shower. I've been known to sit down on a curb with a piece of scrap paper while my dog stands impatiently by, waiting for me to finish.

hi miss jen! wow i gotta say my imagination is like a spinning top cause it just keeps on going even when im sleeping. im a big day dreamer and night dreamer and lot of time my teacher or my brothers or sister have to say "where are you lenny?" sometime im caught up in some neat stuff in my head and i say "wait a minute i gotta finish my thought." i like imagining stuff and putting it into my stories....hugs from lenny

Loved her on Oprah, and I agree. When I first picked up a HP, instant other world, dream like. I think I'm most imaginative in my dreams, and luckily I can remember most. It's also in the middle of the night that I'll get the itch to paint or rearrange furniture, or just zone out into some kind of creative project. Unfortunately, daily life limits the energy I have to scratch such itches. Thankfully, there are many outlets.

my imagination has no schedule. He surprises me all day long. Driving, walking, working, reading, internetting, talking, sitting doing nothing, watching tv. He just likes to imagine people doing things, why theyre doing things, what they are thinking. So if you ever find me snickering alone, its probably his fault...

My imagination really kicks in when I'm listening to music. My mind connects the stories or moods of the music to the stories in my head. In fact, I'm currently listening to a song from a planned pieces "playlist." I can totally see the MC singing it.

When I'm designing a character. Ideas of who they are and how they came to be pop in to my head. I have to filter out the crazy stuff, but it's great. I get excited and giddy, sometimes a little crazy. :)

For me it's just as I'm nodding off for the night. I keep telling myself "Write it Down!" but my other half says "Just repeat it in my head over and over; I'll remember it in the morning." But it doesn't work:0(

Oh, I've been wanting to watch the interview, but haven't managed to find it online yet (I missed the actual interview itself). J.K. Rowling definitely has one of the best imaginations ever. The world she created is so magical and lovely.

My imagination is at its best moments before I fall asleep. There's something therapeutic about just letting your imagination runs wild without worrying about other things.

I enjoyed that interview...for the most part. Oprah started getting on my nerves - she spoke over JK and cut her off several times. I wanted to hear more of what JK had to say - I think she's fascinating.

As far as the best times for me...in the shower and when I'm falling asleep (talk about inopportune times for writing).

When real life stops intruding with things to do, places to be...my imagination is a greedy beggar and demands lots of wide open mental real-estate before it wakes up. Which is probably why it's hiding in a corner refusing to come out to play right now :-(

AACK! I missed J.K.'s interview on Oprah. I could cry :( Ok, I won't cry, but I'm pretty bummed! How amazing was it? She really does have the best imagination ever. Roald Dahl was another author with an incredible imagination!